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and of course, the parents and the whole town of newtown. my wife and i have a place next door in redding, connecticut. our mass was full on sunday yesterday in worship and in praise and may god rest and look over these poor children. i call them baby angels. i'm kudlow. we'll be up next. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- what starts with adding a friend... ♪ ...could end with adding a close friend. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. well, if it isn't mr. margin. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. so why exactly should that be of any interest to you? well, in that time there've been s
and of course, the parents and the whole town of newtown. my wife and i have a place next door in redding, connecticut. our mass was full on sunday yesterday in worship and in praise and may god rest and look over these poor children. i call them baby angels. i'm kudlow. we'll be up next. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- what starts with adding a friend... ♪ ...could end with adding a close friend. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of...
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up next the shooter in the newtown tragedy reportedly suffered from a mental disorder. we'll speak to one of the lawmakers holding the purse strings for federal mental health care funding. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than antelope with night-vision goggles. nice! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. the latest coffee machine from nespresso. modular. intuitive. combines espresso and fresh
up next the shooter in the newtown tragedy reportedly suffered from a mental disorder. we'll speak to one of the lawmakers holding the purse strings for federal mental health care funding. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. sfx- "sounds of african drum and...
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the newtown shooting will probably spike gun permits. in truth, the gun industry has been growing for the past few years. a presentation this month, smith-ansmith and wesson on track to exceed last year's total of 2.7 billion. a powerful motivator for gun owners, nra telling members in october a sweeping gun ban would be a near certainty in obama's second term. it's not the first time that's happened. 1994 marked the prior peak in u.s. gun manufacturing, the expired ban on assault rifles went into effect. the increase to the rush to make and buy these weapons prior to the ban. rising market lead low since 2008, when obama was elected. in fact, background checks by the fbi set a monthly record of over 1.5 million last month and marked the 30th straight check in gun applications. largest single day, black friday. checks don't always translate into sales, but certainly reflect interesting guns. the guns at smith & wesson. the stocks like gun sales showing upward trend over the past few years. a trend smith & wesson seeing continuing. 35% to
the newtown shooting will probably spike gun permits. in truth, the gun industry has been growing for the past few years. a presentation this month, smith-ansmith and wesson on track to exceed last year's total of 2.7 billion. a powerful motivator for gun owners, nra telling members in october a sweeping gun ban would be a near certainty in obama's second term. it's not the first time that's happened. 1994 marked the prior peak in u.s. gun manufacturing, the expired ban on assault rifles went...
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he was in his early 20s, perhaps 24 years old, originally from the newtown area. lanza's mother was a teacher at this elementary school and most of the shootings occured in her classroom. she and some of her students were killed. also, a body was found in a home connected to lanza and the motive for these shootings is not known at this hour. i want to go now to john miller as we are still grappling with this terrible tragedy which i think melissa mackriss, a mother put it so well. this is a parents' worst nightmare. certainly parents of those school children who heard this news rushed to the school, many of them reunited with their children but some parents learned the very sad news that their children had been killed and have been with the governor of connecticut and others who are speaking with them. i know you've been speaking with your law enforcement sources. describe what's going on at this moment as they are trying to find more information about the shooter and how he was connected to this. >> they're doing background investigations into the shooter but als
he was in his early 20s, perhaps 24 years old, originally from the newtown area. lanza's mother was a teacher at this elementary school and most of the shootings occured in her classroom. she and some of her students were killed. also, a body was found in a home connected to lanza and the motive for these shootings is not known at this hour. i want to go now to john miller as we are still grappling with this terrible tragedy which i think melissa mackriss, a mother put it so well. this is a...
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she and her family moved to newtown in july. on facebook, her father, jazz musician jimmy greene, wrote, "as much as she's needed here and missed by her mother, brother, and me, ana beat us all to paradise. i love you, sweetie girl." there will be much more about this story tonight on a special edition of "48 hours: newtown, at 10:00 9:00 central here on cbs. for now that is the cbs evening news. i'm jim axelrod in newtown, connecticut. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org victims, and the heroes whod trying to save lives. ally >>> as the shock begins to fade the sadness and mourning begin. tonight, an accounting of the victims and the heroes who died trying to save lives. >> the recent events have really spurred something that i have been thinking about for a long time. >> and if you ask the dozens of bay area residents who handed in their guns today a lot of them would tell you newtown, connecticut was very much on their minds. >> from the cbs 5 weather center one cold
she and her family moved to newtown in july. on facebook, her father, jazz musician jimmy greene, wrote, "as much as she's needed here and missed by her mother, brother, and me, ana beat us all to paradise. i love you, sweetie girl." there will be much more about this story tonight on a special edition of "48 hours: newtown, at 10:00 9:00 central here on cbs. for now that is the cbs evening news. i'm jim axelrod in newtown, connecticut. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs...
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sandy hook in newtown, connecticut, and had targeted her classroom. his mother is among the 18 people killed. officials tell nbc news that 18 children and 8 adults, a total of 26 victims. according to connecticut state police the gunman was found dead on the scene inside of the building although connecticut state police will not give official fatality numbers because they say the family members continue to be notified. governor malloy of connecticut has been speaking with those families and we are now told he will hold a briefing at 3:30 this afternoon. nbc news also reporting earlier that a second person appears to be in custody apparently in connection with the shooting but as you can tell, folks, a lot of these details continue to evolve. we will have another update at the top of the hour. back to you. >>> all right, bertha, thank you very much. let's bring in former fbi profiler mary ellen o'toole. mary ellen, welcome to the program on a very, very difficult day for newtown, connecticut, for the united states, for every parent out there. what do w
sandy hook in newtown, connecticut, and had targeted her classroom. his mother is among the 18 people killed. officials tell nbc news that 18 children and 8 adults, a total of 26 victims. according to connecticut state police the gunman was found dead on the scene inside of the building although connecticut state police will not give official fatality numbers because they say the family members continue to be notified. governor malloy of connecticut has been speaking with those families and we...
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classrooms in newtown reopen as more children are laid to rest. reports from jim axelrod and bob orr. elaine quijano with some of the first responders at the crime scene. >> i was almost wishing that it was full of injured people. i never -- nobody. >> pelley: higher taxes are coming but who should pay them? nancy cordes talks to the speaker of the house about his negotiations with the president. and elizabeth palmer in dunblane scotland, one place that knows newtown's long road to recovery all too well. >> i think out of the most tragic circumstances some good does appear. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, more parents than usual walked with their kids as the schools of newtown reopened today. when a family met the stepped-up security there wasn't a sense of fear but a sense of moving forward together. and this was our favorite image. we were going to write something about it but then we realized it speaks well enough for itself. sandy hook elementary was the one school that did
classrooms in newtown reopen as more children are laid to rest. reports from jim axelrod and bob orr. elaine quijano with some of the first responders at the crime scene. >> i was almost wishing that it was full of injured people. i never -- nobody. >> pelley: higher taxes are coming but who should pay them? nancy cordes talks to the speaker of the house about his negotiations with the president. and elizabeth palmer in dunblane scotland, one place that knows newtown's long road to...
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nbc's danielle leigh joins us from newtown. how important was it for them to hear directly from the president? >> reporter: bill, good morning. people are finding comfort in the president's promise to do something to prevent future mass shootings. the country and really the whole world is behind them right now. unfortunately it does limit to replace their sadness. as this community prepares to lay to rest two of their youngest victims. for this community they're just struggling to cope with this unimaginable crime, we're just about a week away from the christmas holiday and i was speaking a man who lost a loved one at a memorial yesterday, he said that he can't celebrate this year. for many of them, the reality is just starting to sink in. the schools are here closed. as early as tomorrow, students who didn't attend sandy hook elementary school will go back to school. reporting live in newtown, connecticut, i'm danielle leigh. bill back to you. >>> mike, this morning for the first time i tried to look at the pictures of those b
nbc's danielle leigh joins us from newtown. how important was it for them to hear directly from the president? >> reporter: bill, good morning. people are finding comfort in the president's promise to do something to prevent future mass shootings. the country and really the whole world is behind them right now. unfortunately it does limit to replace their sadness. as this community prepares to lay to rest two of their youngest victims. for this community they're just struggling to cope...
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there is a group now that has formed in newtown, my husband and i are apart of called newtown united. i very much tonight would like to ask the nation to join us. we are not, like we said, we are not looking to ban guns, we are looking for a civil discussion on gun control, mental health, school safety and school facilities so that we as a nation can work together to come up with a solution. what andre said is how we feel. all the people around the country, all of my other friends across the country to join us. we have a facebook page they should jump on that and we can create a critical mass some show washington to work together. >> you were saying today, you have been going to wakes and funerals all day long. >> my husband coined a term which is awful, an assembly line of wakes and funerals. we can't figure out which one to go to we have to divide and conquer. the sandy hook teachers are struggling trying to get to as many as possible. and that is true for many of the parents we are struggling with that. >> you are often waiting two hours to get into pay your respects. two to five h
there is a group now that has formed in newtown, my husband and i are apart of called newtown united. i very much tonight would like to ask the nation to join us. we are not, like we said, we are not looking to ban guns, we are looking for a civil discussion on gun control, mental health, school safety and school facilities so that we as a nation can work together to come up with a solution. what andre said is how we feel. all the people around the country, all of my other friends across the...
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the newtown general store. the manager got a call this morning from a stranger offering to buy coffee from anybody who needed some warm comfort. a kind gesture poured out into 100 cups. >> everybody was here crying. you know, people from the town. it was very kind. >> reporter: we found the donor, tom calveanagh, in los angeles. it prompted him to act. >> after the last funeral, they may break apart. there's things about their lives that will never be the same. a cup of coffee goes a long ways. >> it can be the simple things sometimes. >> the light shines brightest in the darkness. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> thanks for watching, everybody.
the newtown general store. the manager got a call this morning from a stranger offering to buy coffee from anybody who needed some warm comfort. a kind gesture poured out into 100 cups. >> everybody was here crying. you know, people from the town. it was very kind. >> reporter: we found the donor, tom calveanagh, in los angeles. it prompted him to act. >> after the last funeral, they may break apart. there's things about their lives that will never be the same. a cup of coffee...
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i'm don lemon reporting live from newtown, connecticut. a community in mourning after a gunman went on a deadly rampage at an elementary school killing 26 people, 20 of them young children. throughout the day on cnn we will bring you the details of the victims and the investigation. we should tell you the president is on the way here. it has been a day of mourning in this community with memorial services. people are coming to this community from all over the tri-state area, from all over connecticut, new jersey, and new york all around and paying their respects to people. as i drove here today just a few moments ago in this little idyllic town, the roads were all blocked because there were so many people who were trying to get in here just to pay their respects to the people who lost their lives and their family and their loved ones. we have some other big stories that are breaking today and i want to get to atlanta and our deborah feyerick covering them from there. hello. >> hi there. we will have a lot more coming up. we're going to retu
i'm don lemon reporting live from newtown, connecticut. a community in mourning after a gunman went on a deadly rampage at an elementary school killing 26 people, 20 of them young children. throughout the day on cnn we will bring you the details of the victims and the investigation. we should tell you the president is on the way here. it has been a day of mourning in this community with memorial services. people are coming to this community from all over the tri-state area, from all over...
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the newtown general store. the manager got a call this morning from a stranger offering to buy coffee for anybody who needed some warm comfort. a kind gesture poured out into 100 cups. >> everybody was here crying. you know, people from the town. it was very kind. >> reporter: we found the donor, tom cavanagh, in los angeles. a 991 call operator, who has handled plenty of emergencies. but this one moved him to act. >> after the last funeral, they may break apart. there's things about their lives that will never be the same. a cup of coffee goes a long ways. >> it can be the simple things sometimes. >> the light shines brightest in the darkness. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> thanks for watching, everybody. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >>> tuesday morning, 4:30 thank you for joining us, i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm eric thomas. it is not raining. >>> but it is still cold. >> it is a little bit cold. in the 40s in most neighborhoods. check out doppler 7 hd, rather quiet
the newtown general store. the manager got a call this morning from a stranger offering to buy coffee for anybody who needed some warm comfort. a kind gesture poured out into 100 cups. >> everybody was here crying. you know, people from the town. it was very kind. >> reporter: we found the donor, tom cavanagh, in los angeles. a 991 call operator, who has handled plenty of emergencies. but this one moved him to act. >> after the last funeral, they may break apart. there's...
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reporting tonight from newtown, connecticut. >> pelley: good evening. the bodies of most of the children killed this morning remain inside sandy hook elementary school tonight, along with the bodies of six adults and the gunman himself. the fire house behind me, decorated for christmas, is where terrorized parents came to find out whether their children were among the living or the dead. some of the victims were as young as five years old. president obama said today what everyone is thinking: we have been through this too many times. sandy hook is a k-4 elementary school with about 700 students. >> somebody came in to the room and shot a teacher. that's all i know. sorry. >> pelley: parents rushed to the school after getting robocalls that there had been a shooting. at 9:30 this morning police say a gunman, identified as 20-year-old adam lanza, opened fire in a kindergarten classroom where his mother was the teacher. some of her students were among the 20 children killed. in all, 26 people were killed at the school, including the school principal. the p
reporting tonight from newtown, connecticut. >> pelley: good evening. the bodies of most of the children killed this morning remain inside sandy hook elementary school tonight, along with the bodies of six adults and the gunman himself. the fire house behind me, decorated for christmas, is where terrorized parents came to find out whether their children were among the living or the dead. some of the victims were as young as five years old. president obama said today what everyone is...
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look at newtown. a lot of mistakes made at the beginning of newtown. journalists committed the cardinal sin of journalism by naming the wrong suspect. and, so, this is now what people have come to expect. >> this was worse. the supreme court was worse because there was no benefit in being first. there was, i teached ethics at george washington. we used this case as a case study and the adage, i try to tell my kids. everybody remembers who got it wrong, not who got it first. >> this is not -- in the scheme of things compared to newtown, i think this was not very much. this was a two to three-minute mistake by a few people. had you ever seen a supreme court decision and try to read it quickly? >> this is precisely why you wait two to three minutes and not in the new normal. >> not in the new normal of the media environment where the staff of reporters has been cut in half and the work load has been doubled and everybody is rushing to be first. these mistakes are going to happen. this mistake was not a serious mistake. >> but embolmatic of a much deeper p
look at newtown. a lot of mistakes made at the beginning of newtown. journalists committed the cardinal sin of journalism by naming the wrong suspect. and, so, this is now what people have come to expect. >> this was worse. the supreme court was worse because there was no benefit in being first. there was, i teached ethics at george washington. we used this case as a case study and the adage, i try to tell my kids. everybody remembers who got it wrong, not who got it first. >> this...
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will newtown be any different? it's already been ranked the second worst school shooting in american history. virginia tech in 2007 was the worst, 32 people died there. at columbine high school in 1999, 13 people were killed, another two dozen wounded. but since when have school shootings had their own grisly greatest hits list? >> what we see is patterns of one of these incidents inspiring if you will, disturbed people who are already thinking about doing something like that, to do copy cat incidents or to enhance their own incident to make it worse. >> reporter: this even has a name. the wurther effect, according to the former f.b.i. spokesman and now a senior correspondent for cbs news. how do we stop it, can we stop it? >> well, there's a series of chicken and egg questions there. is it the security of the physical premises, is it the gun laws, is it us? >> reporter: adam lanza's mother we've learneds with a gun enthusiast, she owned the guns her son used to kill her and the rest of the newtown victims. will th
will newtown be any different? it's already been ranked the second worst school shooting in american history. virginia tech in 2007 was the worst, 32 people died there. at columbine high school in 1999, 13 people were killed, another two dozen wounded. but since when have school shootings had their own grisly greatest hits list? >> what we see is patterns of one of these incidents inspiring if you will, disturbed people who are already thinking about doing something like that, to do copy...
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the newtown schools close today. students who did not attend sandy hook elementary will begin returning to school tomorrow. it's going to be one small step toward recovery. but this is going to be a long, long road ahead. danielle leigh now back to you. >> thanks for that. coming up next we're going to count down to 2013 and welcome our guest host and squawk market master, bob doll, chief equity strategy at nuveen investments. he'll join us for the remainder of the show when we return. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> welcome back to "squ
the newtown schools close today. students who did not attend sandy hook elementary will begin returning to school tomorrow. it's going to be one small step toward recovery. but this is going to be a long, long road ahead. danielle leigh now back to you. >> thanks for that. coming up next we're going to count down to 2013 and welcome our guest host and squawk market master, bob doll, chief equity strategy at nuveen investments. he'll join us for the remainder of the show when we return. [...
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the kids in newtown was everyone's kids. that is what i've been thinking about quite a bit over the last few days. >> i was thinking about the make-shift memorials that sprung up all over newtown, especially the memorials that had little angels on them. when we think of the 20 kids, the 20 angels just walking down the street and we have got pictures there, you know -- >> so many things leave an impression on us. on everyone from this horrific tragedy. what else stuck with you? >> what else stuck in my mind was when i met the clergy that were at the fire house where all the parents showed up. that is where they got word that their little kids were okay, they came out. right down the street. but there were 20 sets of parents that got horrible news. when i spoke with a rabbi and he described what it was like when these parents got the horrible news. >> it was there a moment yesterday when you were at the fire house with families that stands out that you will never forget? >> there's unshakeable images and that was when the news
the kids in newtown was everyone's kids. that is what i've been thinking about quite a bit over the last few days. >> i was thinking about the make-shift memorials that sprung up all over newtown, especially the memorials that had little angels on them. when we think of the 20 kids, the 20 angels just walking down the street and we have got pictures there, you know -- >> so many things leave an impression on us. on everyone from this horrific tragedy. what else stuck with you?...
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it has been an overwhelming week for the virtual leaders of newtown. monsignor robert weiss has conducted six funerals in four days alone. he joins me ahead. restore revive rejuvenate rebuild rebuild rebuild [ bells tolling ] >>> one bell rang this morning for each of the victims of the massacre. we just saw five of the children who lost their lives in the shooting one week ago. we want to show you a picture now from the oval office this morning that we just got. president obama pausing during a meeting at 9:30 a.m. for a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting. it was appropriate that it was raining when it marked the moment that 26 lives were taken at that school. it sadly was that kind of day, bleak. what happened seven days ago has produced heartbreak beyond measure for the victims' families. the world shifted forever last friday and it will never be the same. you can feel the sorrow, you can feel the anguish in newtown, and you can also feel the strength. you can feel an incredible love and strength in this town. it's never been needed m
it has been an overwhelming week for the virtual leaders of newtown. monsignor robert weiss has conducted six funerals in four days alone. he joins me ahead. restore revive rejuvenate rebuild rebuild rebuild [ bells tolling ] >>> one bell rang this morning for each of the victims of the massacre. we just saw five of the children who lost their lives in the shooting one week ago. we want to show you a picture now from the oval office this morning that we just got. president obama...
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nbc's danielle lee is live in newtown with more. danielle? >> good afternoon. today is the first in a long hard week ahead as families begin saying good-bye to loved ones and burying those victims who did not survive last woke's tragedy. first two funerals were held today. the first for 6-year-old noah posner, whose twin sitter survived in another room. and jack pinto. there is a lot of evidence both from the school and shooter's home and now they are beginning the long process of going through that evidence. they say they hope it will point to a motive. teachers today are meeting to discuss how best to hand they'll tragedy, moving forward as student begin to return to classrooms. student who attended sandy hook are indefinitely excused. >>> president obama met with families yesterday and vowed to do what it took to stop this from ever happening again. hampton pearson has more. hampton? >> the president in the coming weeks will engage for new solutions. >> to engage broadly, law officials and mental health officials and educators. because this complex problem r
nbc's danielle lee is live in newtown with more. danielle? >> good afternoon. today is the first in a long hard week ahead as families begin saying good-bye to loved ones and burying those victims who did not survive last woke's tragedy. first two funerals were held today. the first for 6-year-old noah posner, whose twin sitter survived in another room. and jack pinto. there is a lot of evidence both from the school and shooter's home and now they are beginning the long process of going...
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. >> reporter: newtown is perforring a grim task. parents are -- performing a grim task. parents are doing what they shouldn't noah pozner was eulogized as a boy who liked animals video games and mexican food. an onlooker collapsed. inside the funeral his mother moved everyone to tears with the stories. >> she told them i love you. >> reporter: another funeral for jack pinto also 6. >> it was sad. just sad heavy hearted. >> reporter: jack loved the new york giants and his favorite player victor cruz wore his name on the cleats during sunday's game. >> to have my jersey and to be his favorite flare and -- player so much they want to bury him with it it was unreal and i said i was honored. >> reporter: there's so many pain for all close to a friday's shooting. connecticut governor malloy wiped away tears recalling the moment he informed parents their children died. and now he will attend so many funerals. >> you see little coughins and -- coffins and your heart has toic a. >> reporter: new information about the 20-year-old shooter paints a picture of a man who seemed to be
. >> reporter: newtown is perforring a grim task. parents are -- performing a grim task. parents are doing what they shouldn't noah pozner was eulogized as a boy who liked animals video games and mexican food. an onlooker collapsed. inside the funeral his mother moved everyone to tears with the stories. >> she told them i love you. >> reporter: another funeral for jack pinto also 6. >> it was sad. just sad heavy hearted. >> reporter: jack loved the new york giants...
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and they put out candles for every victim in newtown. i called there myself today and talked to some of the dispatch personnel and talked about some of the things they went through and very similar to ours and left a message for the chief. i knew how busy he would be and what he'd be going through. so there's no way i wanted to interrupt anything he's doing. doing. but it did bring back a lot of memories for a lot of people. >> one of the things that is under-appreciated sometimes in people trying to understand the trauma of this is how much of the trauma is born by the first responderst, by not only the emergency medical personnel, but by people who think they go into a live shooter situation, in the case of oak creek, it was a live shooter situation. i know you have a chief who was are wounded in the attack. is there anything you can do to try to manage the long-term impact on first responders in emergency personnel? >> you have to get a handle on that immediately. and you have to take care of those individuals. i was in the hospital t
and they put out candles for every victim in newtown. i called there myself today and talked to some of the dispatch personnel and talked about some of the things they went through and very similar to ours and left a message for the chief. i knew how busy he would be and what he'd be going through. so there's no way i wanted to interrupt anything he's doing. doing. but it did bring back a lot of memories for a lot of people. >> one of the things that is under-appreciated sometimes in...
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the grieving community of newtown, connecticut, began the burials today. just a moment ago, we were approached by a representative for madeleine huh shoe. her family wanted us to know -- i'm going to quote the words they said with all of you, sweet, unique, bright, sparkling, determined little girl. she was an avid reader who loved running and dancing. she was a born leader. this is the start of what will be a painful week as friends and family try to prepare to try to say good-bye to the 20 children and six educators who were killed on friday in the second worst school shooting in american history. as newtown mourns, investigators are still trying to figure out what motivated adam lanza to go on a shooting spree, to kill children, and also take the life of his own mother. we're going to have more on the investigation in a moment. but the truth is, we may never know why adam lanza chose to go on a mass killing spree. we may never know why he chose to go in a school and kill innocent 6 and 7-year-olds, but we're learn aglot more tonight about his mother nan
the grieving community of newtown, connecticut, began the burials today. just a moment ago, we were approached by a representative for madeleine huh shoe. her family wanted us to know -- i'm going to quote the words they said with all of you, sweet, unique, bright, sparkling, determined little girl. she was an avid reader who loved running and dancing. she was a born leader. this is the start of what will be a painful week as friends and family try to prepare to try to say good-bye to the 20...
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that does it for us in newtown. erin burnett starts now. >>> "outfront" next, the latest on the investigation into the newtown shootings. and we have new details tonight on the suspected gunman. what we have been learning from his autopsy, from an autopsy of his brain and from a close friend. >>> plus, the hero teacher, vicky soto. what she did for her kids. >>> later, in the face of horror, citizens around the world have come together to make a difference. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett in newtown, connecticut. "outfront" searching for answers. that's what we've all been doing, trying to understand how this happened and why it happened. investigators in connecticut returned to the home of the gunman. the suspected gunman, 20-year-old adam lanza, searching for evidence. so far, authorities have been unable to retrieve any information from his computer, which was found smashed to pieces in the house he lived in with his mother, nancy. now, investigators have been trying to piece tog
that does it for us in newtown. erin burnett starts now. >>> "outfront" next, the latest on the investigation into the newtown shootings. and we have new details tonight on the suspected gunman. what we have been learning from his autopsy, from an autopsy of his brain and from a close friend. >>> plus, the hero teacher, vicky soto. what she did for her kids. >>> later, in the face of horror, citizens around the world have come together to make a difference....
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. >>> and such a sad morning here in newtown, connecticut. i'm joined by elizabeth vargas in new york. and right behind me, the sandy hook firehouse, where moms and dads came to learn about their children. many sleeping her through the night. and this headline from "the hartford courant" says it all. here's what we know right now. the shooter, adam lanza, 20 years old. he also shot his mother before coming to the school. the bodies of the children slain were still in the school. and families were notified overnight. the names will be released this morning. you're going to look at stills from the vigil right here in sandty hook last night. a scene of so much unimaginable grief. there they are right there. the families, the communities coming together to pray for their children, those who were lost to remember them. try and comprehend what happened here in newtown, connecticut. my "gma weekend" colleague, dan harris, has been here from the beginning, covering this tragedy. and you watched it unfold through the day yesterday. >> we did. george,
. >>> and such a sad morning here in newtown, connecticut. i'm joined by elizabeth vargas in new york. and right behind me, the sandy hook firehouse, where moms and dads came to learn about their children. many sleeping her through the night. and this headline from "the hartford courant" says it all. here's what we know right now. the shooter, adam lanza, 20 years old. he also shot his mother before coming to the school. the bodies of the children slain were still in the...
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he is in newtown this morning. governor, thank you so much for finding time for us. there anything new this morning on what motivated this person to commit this awful crime? >> i have not heard anything this morning that would explain what transpired on friday morning. the investigation continues, as it will until we, you know, turn over every page and every piece of evidence to understand what possibly might have motivated this, but this is mental illness. this is, you know, dressed in evil, i suppose. and it just-- you know, it just humans a community, humans a state, and, obviously, as we sit here sunday morning, it overwhelms will the nation. >> schieffer: we understand that these guns that he took to the school were actually his mother's guns. do we know any more about her? i mean, why would she have a collection of guns? what was that about? >> well, apparently, she collected guns. there have been stories of her friends in the gun collecting arena. we have the permits. we know when they were sold, each one of these weapons. we certainly know-- we certainly know
he is in newtown this morning. governor, thank you so much for finding time for us. there anything new this morning on what motivated this person to commit this awful crime? >> i have not heard anything this morning that would explain what transpired on friday morning. the investigation continues, as it will until we, you know, turn over every page and every piece of evidence to understand what possibly might have motivated this, but this is mental illness. this is, you know, dressed in...
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two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were heir to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless ftss. ts makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a team of correspondents on this tragedy. elrst we'll go to jim axelrod. >> reporter: at 1:00 this afternoon, the first two funerals began: one in newtown, the other 25 miles away. this woman spoke for many. >> you shouldn't be at a six- year-old's funeral. i mean, it's a devastating event and it's heart breaking and it keeps getting more heart breaking. >> reporter: six-year-old noah pozner was eulogized as a kind, caring, slightly mischevious boy who'd been looking forward to a buddy's birthday party on saturday. six-year-old jack pinto was described as all boy at his funeral. a hu
two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were heir to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless ftss. ts makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a...
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and his father happens to live in newtown, connecticut. martin feinberg declined to comment on his son's firm's sell, but told bloomberg news the shooting was devastating and truly horrendous. joining me tonight congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> this is really an unprecedented move. what do you make of this, this firm making a move like this, and of course being, in a sense, pressured by the teachers pension fund in california? >> well, i can certainly understand it, because some statements have come out saying that teachers should be armed. talking to certainly an awful lot of the teachers in the last two days. that's the last thing that they want to do. so i can understand that. and you're looking at a lot of these pension funds that are being invested in this company. and they don't want any part of this. so i'm very happy, because, you know, we have investment funds that only do social issues. and i'm glad to see them doing that. maybe that sends even a stronger
and his father happens to live in newtown, connecticut. martin feinberg declined to comment on his son's firm's sell, but told bloomberg news the shooting was devastating and truly horrendous. joining me tonight congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> this is really an unprecedented move. what do you make of this, this firm making a move like this, and of course being, in a sense, pressured by the teachers pension...
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with me is the chief of police of newtown. as you know, the victims have been positively identified by the office of the chief state's medical examiner. they're still in the process of doing some of their work. as soon as that work is completed, we will be prepared to release, in writing, to you, a formal list of names, birthdays and information. there's one, a couple major factors, number one. when we release that list, and we would ask you again, as we did yesterday, at the request of all the family members, they have asked for you to please respect their privacy. they are going through, as i know you understand, a very difficult and trying time we have, in fact, the officers of the chief and the colonel, reassign, we continue to assign a trooper to these folks to help to maintain that solitude. so, again, i would ask you, and i'm pleading with you, as you know this is extremely heartbreaking, difficult thing for these folks to endure, to please abide by their request. in addition, for the townspeople, in the town of newtown
with me is the chief of police of newtown. as you know, the victims have been positively identified by the office of the chief state's medical examiner. they're still in the process of doing some of their work. as soon as that work is completed, we will be prepared to release, in writing, to you, a formal list of names, birthdays and information. there's one, a couple major factors, number one. when we release that list, and we would ask you again, as we did yesterday, at the request of all the...
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the nation is in mourning with everybody here in newtown. i hope you are going to be okay and hug your kids tight. >> we will. >> thank you. >> coming up next, the haskins family just touched on the vigil and the message that came from half way around the world. the governor was here, in the senators were here. we will give you a better feel for what it was like inside the church later on. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. >> this is a community of 27,000 people. it is quiet and spacious and the houses where trees stretch for long periods between houses and still a close town. and people know each other. and that's why they
the nation is in mourning with everybody here in newtown. i hope you are going to be okay and hug your kids tight. >> we will. >> thank you. >> coming up next, the haskins family just touched on the vigil and the message that came from half way around the world. the governor was here, in the senators were here. we will give you a better feel for what it was like inside the church later on. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest,...
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she has been in newtown yesterday. according to "the washington post," six of the welfare deadliest mass shootings in this country's history had happened since 2007. i will start with a simple question here. why are these shootings taking even more victims it seems? >> well, they are taking more victims, number one, because we see shooters using semiautomatic weapons. most of the time you look at the mass shootings, probably in the last 15 to 30 years, it is either semiautomatic pistols, which normally have about 15, 16 rounds or high capacity. they could have 20 or they use assault rifles which, again, have 2035 rounds. so the shooters are going in and they are better armed and have high capacity weapons and they are obviously shooting to kill. in this case, the most innocent of those what do some of the shooters -- what are some of the traits they all have in common? >> well, you know, recently -- first of all, i want to be very quick to say we can't put everybody in the same pot. we can't lump them all together. we
she has been in newtown yesterday. according to "the washington post," six of the welfare deadliest mass shootings in this country's history had happened since 2007. i will start with a simple question here. why are these shootings taking even more victims it seems? >> well, they are taking more victims, number one, because we see shooters using semiautomatic weapons. most of the time you look at the mass shootings, probably in the last 15 to 30 years, it is either semiautomatic...
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we're live in newtown, connecticut. >> here in newtown the president will be coming later today. he's expected to meet with some of the victims of the families and he will speak at a vigil tonight remembering the victims. president obama spoke about the hea heartbreak hours after the shooting on friday and again during his weekly address yesterday. now, of course, we have the names of all the victims in this shooting. there were 20 children, all of them were just 6 or 7 years old. there's been a fund set up to help the families of the victims. here's the address if you'd like to send a donation, the sandy hook school support fund, 39 main street in newtown, the zip code is 06470. >> meanwhile, investigators here in newtown are trying to piece it altogether. they found more information on the shooter, but still no motivate. we get more now from cnn national correspondent susan candiotti following the investigation. >> reporter: investigators are learning more each day that may explain what led 20-year-old aid dam lanza to launch a vicious attack on young children and adults at an
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will newtown change this? >> yes, i believe that congress will reconsider the current ban or the current ban that expired on semiautomatic assault weapons. especially those firearms that have magazines with the capacity to shoot 100 rounds at one time. but we've got to deal with the underlying causes of this violence. which is a stigma that's on mental illness, and dealing with our culture of violences are that's promoted in our popular media. >> representative hanson clark. sir, thank you for sharing your story. it is heartfelt. i appreciate your time. i really believe you're out there in congress to fix that and we're proud of that. thank you. >> thank you, god bless. >>> the connecticut state police will be holding a news conference in just about ten minutes. we are going to bring that to you live. so stay with us for continuing coverage from connecticut here on "weekends with alex witt." >>> it's chaotic and it's phenomenal. you know, living in a rural area of connecticut where -- where something like this
will newtown change this? >> yes, i believe that congress will reconsider the current ban or the current ban that expired on semiautomatic assault weapons. especially those firearms that have magazines with the capacity to shoot 100 rounds at one time. but we've got to deal with the underlying causes of this violence. which is a stigma that's on mental illness, and dealing with our culture of violences are that's promoted in our popular media. >> representative hanson clark. sir,...
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"fortune" magazine senior editor first broke the money behind the newtown massacre story. dan, let's talk a little bit about this. how do you react to the idea cerberus is now, in light of this, going to sell the company they so meticulously put together. it's not as though people didn't know that they were in the weapons business here all along. now they are saying we want to be out of it because we don't want to be part of the debate or they think the heat on them is going to become too great. >> i think it's the heat not part of the debate. they owned freedom group when freedom group had paid lobbyists in d.c. working on gun issues. that's not directly cerberus but clearly that makes them part of the policy debate. this is partially a pressure thing. cerberus gets a lot of money from big institutions, teachers pensions, et cetera. they can't directly say to cerberus you guys have to sell. they can say, look, if you don't do something about this, we might not be there the next time you go to raise a fund. >> you point out in one of your articles from last week that the r
"fortune" magazine senior editor first broke the money behind the newtown massacre story. dan, let's talk a little bit about this. how do you react to the idea cerberus is now, in light of this, going to sell the company they so meticulously put together. it's not as though people didn't know that they were in the weapons business here all along. now they are saying we want to be out of it because we don't want to be part of the debate or they think the heat on them is going to become...
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we do want to update you on the tragic school shooting in newtown, connecticut. michelle franzen stepping back in with more of what we know and still plenty we don't know. >> reporter: a lot we don't know, bill, but were starting to have some numbers and some details start to fit out in this last half hour. what we do know is that the governor of connecticut continues to meet with families who have been skywestered at the nearby family, many that rushed there in that initial hour after hearing about this shooting only to be told that they need to go over and wait over here and, of course, receiving the worst possible news. we're hearing as many as 18 children were killed today by that lone gunman who walked in, and we're also learning about the gunman, a 24-year-old who had evidently at this hour, what we know is that may have gone to that school targeting his mom who worked as a teacher there and entering the school and going to her classroom and opened fire. that's what we know the details right now as well as this community that is just beginning to mourn this
we do want to update you on the tragic school shooting in newtown, connecticut. michelle franzen stepping back in with more of what we know and still plenty we don't know. >> reporter: a lot we don't know, bill, but were starting to have some numbers and some details start to fit out in this last half hour. what we do know is that the governor of connecticut continues to meet with families who have been skywestered at the nearby family, many that rushed there in that initial hour after...
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the gunman's mother was found dead at a newtown location where the gunman lived. police have released no motive for the attack. the weapons used in the shooting were all legally purchased and were registered to the gunman's mother. an emotional president obama addressed the nation this afternoon from the white house. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. and each time i learn the news, i react not as a president, but as anybody else would, as a parent. and that was especially true today. i know there is not a parent in america who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that i do. the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. among the fallen were also teachers and men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams. so our hearts are broken today. for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the fa
the gunman's mother was found dead at a newtown location where the gunman lived. police have released no motive for the attack. the weapons used in the shooting were all legally purchased and were registered to the gunman's mother. an emotional president obama addressed the nation this afternoon from the white house. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. and each time i learn the news, i react not as a president, but as anybody else would, as a parent. and...
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that includes newtown. he sat next to the president at last night's vigil. sir, thank you for joining me. as we speak, we are going to be scrolling the names of victims that we know who are going to be buried this week, as we talked about today we have two of the youngest victims that are going to be laid to rest. but the hartford courant listed the obituaries of the victims and we know those start today. you attended this vigil and so many of us watched last night. you met with some of these families. so talk to us about where these families are in their healing process, how they are coping as they prepare to say good-bye. >> well, thomas, it's impossible to explain. as a father of three kids myself, i can't imagine the grief they're feeling. i will say, though, that having the president in newtown last night was a very important step in our healing process. i saw not just a president last night, but a father, and someone really hurt to his core and his presence there last night i think meeting with the fa
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in a typical year here in newtown, connecticut, no one is murdered with a gun, but newtown has now proved to anybody who didn't already know it that the worst american way of death, mass murder, really can happen anywhere. >> reality set in a bit today in newtown, connecticut, a town that laid two 6-year-old boys to rest. >> funerals were held for jack pinto and noah poznor. >> they began at 1:00 toted. >> svrss are planned for tuesday. >> you try to feel their pain, but you can't. you try to find some words that you hope will be adequate knowing that they'll be inadequate. >> we have begun processing the sxefd analyzing the evidence. >> sandy hook elementary could be a crime scene for months. >> we've seized it under search warrants, and we're going to hold those locations until we've completed our work. >> school districts across the country have been boosting security. >> we're going to do our best to secure
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newtown, connecticut, it is quiet, it is spacious. there are halcyon areas where trees stretch between houses, and yet it's still a close town and people know each other and they needed something, anything, to try to come together after the horrors that they were forced to endure today. the fact that so many of their children wiin this community wi no longer be with them. they gathered at a catholic chur church, st. rose of lima. you were there for the vigil tonight. jason carroll, it was standing room only? >> beyond that. hundreds of people outside here, ashleigh, who couldn't get inside. they came out here, they wanted something, anything, leaning on each other and they leaned on their faith and they came out today, no question about it. spoke to a deacon here, explained it, and said when you have a community this close it should come as no surprise, hunsds hundreds of people out here, most people knew someone. if it wasn't a parent it was a child. if it wasn't a child, it was a teacher. if it wasn't a teacher, it was an administra
newtown, connecticut, it is quiet, it is spacious. there are halcyon areas where trees stretch between houses, and yet it's still a close town and people know each other and they needed something, anything, to try to come together after the horrors that they were forced to endure today. the fact that so many of their children wiin this community wi no longer be with them. they gathered at a catholic chur church, st. rose of lima. you were there for the vigil tonight. jason carroll, it was...
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marlie hall for cbs news, newtown, connecticut. >>> newtown school officials have brought in grief counselors for students. >>> more information is coming to light this morning about the gunman in the connecticut shooting. former classmates remember adam lanza as somebody that they joked around with. he was enrolled at western connecticut state university at the same time that he was in high school. but he also was homeschooled by his mother and his mother told friends that he had asperger's syndrome. >> he was on medication. she homeschooled him at home because he couldn't deal with school classes sometimes. that was her life. >> a man who babysat for the lanzas when adam was about 10 said he received an odd warning. nancy lanza, the mother, told him to supervise adam at all times and to never turn his back on him. >>> a bay area teen is under arrest after he posted plans to copy the newtown massacre. 18-year-old sergio cabada of suisun city faces felony charges of making criminal threats. fairfield police received a tip that cabada posted comments online in support of the connecticut gunman
marlie hall for cbs news, newtown, connecticut. >>> newtown school officials have brought in grief counselors for students. >>> more information is coming to light this morning about the gunman in the connecticut shooting. former classmates remember adam lanza as somebody that they joked around with. he was enrolled at western connecticut state university at the same time that he was in high school. but he also was homeschooled by his mother and his mother told friends that he...
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it's now been five days since the heartbreaking tragedy in newtown, connecticut. three days since we gathered as a nation to pray for the victims, and today a few more of the 20 small children and six educators who were taken from us will be laid to rest. we may never know all the reasons why this tragedy happened. we do know that every day ameri violence. we know such violence has terrible consequences for our society. and if there's even one thing that we can do to prevent any of these events, we have a deep obligation, all of us, to try. over these past five days, the discussion has reemerged as to what we might do, not only to deter mass shootings in the future, but to reduce the epidemic of gun violence that plagues this country every single day. and it's encouraging that people of all different backgrounds and beliefs and political persuasions have been willing to challenge and mold assumptions and change long-standing positions. that conversation has to continue. but this time the words need to lead to action. we know this is a complexed issue that stirs de
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newtown united. there is not necessarily people who have been politically active in the past or who have had any experience trying to change policies or get certain law enacted. but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who traveled to washington today was lucky enough to have his child, who attends sandy hook elementary come home from that school on friday. but he said today that he is taking action now in the wake of the shootings because he does not think the next time it should just depend on luck. >> every time something like columbine, virginia tech were happening, i would avert my eyes, and i will still think that something will be done. but all those believes were shattered on friday. and now i think we all need to speak up. >>
newtown united. there is not necessarily people who have been politically active in the past or who have had any experience trying to change policies or get certain law enacted. but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who...